Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Spencer Adams, Houston County, Texas, 1867

Spencer Adams registered to vote in Houston County on July 20, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Houston County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Houston County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Houston County

Spencer Adams

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Spencer Adams
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Houston County
Precinct
5
Registered
July 20, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Houston County
1 year
Signature, as written
"Spencer Adams"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Houston County highlighted
Houston County on the 1870 county map

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 1 of the Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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